Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Introduction to the verb censurer
The English translation of the French verb censurer is “to censor.” It is pronounced as “sehn-soo-ray.”
The word censurer comes from the Latin word “censura,” which means judgment or censorship. In everyday French, this verb is most commonly used to describe the action of restricting or suppressing certain information, ideas, or behaviors.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, censurer is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of censurer (censuré).
Here are three simple examples of censurer in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations:
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J’eus censuré mes élèves avant qu’ils ne publient leur article.
( I had censored my students before they published their article.) -
Les autorités avaient censuré le film avant sa sortie en salle.
( The authorities had censored the movie before its release.) -
Après que le livre fut censuré, l’auteur décida de le publier à l’étranger.
( After the book had been censored, the author decided to publish it abroad.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of censurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse censuré | I had censored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses censuré | You had censored |
il | il eût | Il eût censuré | He had censored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût censuré | She had censored |
on | on eût | On eût censuré | One had censored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes censuré | We had censored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes censuré | You had censored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent censuré | They had censored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent censuré | They had censored |
Other Conjugations for Censurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
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Censurer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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